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Report on Youth Homelessness 2019

Five years ago, Kingston and area had a higher than average youth homeless percentage (one in three, where the national average was one in five). The United Way was selected to coordinate a pilot to mobilize capacity to address youth homelessness in a mid-sized community. Embarking on this journey, we realized that our community needed a targeted, collaborative approach – one that focused on prevention and really identifying the root cause of the issue.